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Airports told to fire drug abusers
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 23/05/2017
» Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has called for harsher penalties to combat drug abuse among staff at Thai airports and airlines after tests for illicit substances returned positive for nine employees of Thai Airways International (THAI) at Suvarnabhumi airport.
PAT mulls bid for Asean freight hubs
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 22/05/2017
» The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) will compete in the bidding to build three freight stations worth 4.5 billion baht that will serve as Asean hubs to link freight transport between neighbouring countries.
Tiff over tax holds up pier scheme
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 18/05/2017
» A 70-million-baht project to upgrade 17 passenger piers along the Chao Phraya River has been stalled for two years because two state agencies are squabbling over whether the piers should be taxed.
DLT about to seal Chiang Rai depot deal
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 13/05/2017
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) is expected to sign a contract with a private firm to supply equipment, operate and maintain a border cross-docking centre later this month, a senior official says.
Thai aviation growth soars past average
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 20/03/2017
» Thailand is enjoying the highest aviation growth in the world, the state-owned Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Ltd (Aerothai) says.
Bid plan for freight stations
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 07/03/2017
» The Department of Land Transport (DLT) will open bidding for two border freight stations worth about 3.5 billion baht in total in Nakhon Phanom and Chiang Rai provinces.
SRT chief, board get the chop
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 24/02/2017
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has invoked Section 44 of the interim charter to remove the governor and entire board of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) in a move believed to stem from alleged irregularities in the agency's double-track railway projects.
Rolls-Royce rejects THAI request to share details
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 04/02/2017
» British engineering giant Rolls-Royce has refused to supply information about its bribery admission involving Thai Airways International (THAI) with the national flag carrier's probe panel.
Electric bus service expected by end of the year
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 29/01/2017
» The Transport Ministry is confident the cabinet will approve its plan to buy 200 electric vehicles for 3.3 billion baht and have them ready for service by the end of the year.
Project regulations reviewed as foreign investors shy away
News, Amornrat Mahitthirook, Published on 29/01/2017
» The government is gathering input from various agencies to determine if regulations involving public-private partnership (PPP) investments need to be revised after some infrastructure projects failed to draw foreign investors.